Tip 31

What Do We Do with Phones?

Align your classroom phone routine with school policy, your teaching values, and what you can enforce consistently.

Finding your strideClassroom routines · Student relationships6-minute read

Try this tomorrow

Write a one-sentence phone expectation, teach what students should do with the device, and define the calmest response you can apply consistently.

Use this with a mentor or team

Is your phone policy practical enough to use the same way on a difficult day?

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